DIY Water Phone

DIY NO-WATER-PHONE. Built using an IKEA stainless steel serving bowl, cheap electronics and items from a hardware store.
Recorded through a direct box to Cubase Pro with RME Fireface UFX2. Audioprocessing applied.

[@Eerieworm_Horror_Music_Podcast]

Amazing work! What is the name of the metal loops you are connecting the rods through?

[@jounilehtonen]

@@Eerieworm_Horror_Music_Podcast thank you! Sorry, don`t know the name, just something you can surely find in a normal hardware store.

[@SonicVineyard]

Fantastic!!!

[@kaninbullenyt1803]

0:59 does the peizo mic serve any purpose? also the audio connector? Amazing project btw 👍

[@jounilehtonen]

With the piezo / audio connector you can connect the instrument directly to a mixer (or audio interface). And thanks!

[@bearshield7138]

this is exquisite

[@obelusyt]

👌

[@MissHannahFoley]

This is great! What diameter are the rods?

[@jounilehtonen]

Thank you. 4 mm.

[@SaintPsyclon]

Did you have specific cut lengths planned, or did you choose to cut them at random lengths?

[@jounilehtonen]

Random lenghts, no exact tuning.

[@RobertKlieger]

How loud is it withiut the piezo? Any video you can post of just avcoustic demo?

[@jounilehtonen]

The acoustic loudness depends heavily on the bowing technique and the bow. In the video I am using a cello bow which is loud enough to be unpleasant for some 😁 No alternative videos, I am sorry.

[@AtaAndrada]

@@jounilehtonen Would you recommend using only a cello bow, or is using a violin bow the same?

[@jounilehtonen]

@@AtaAndrada I tested also a violin bow, did not work for me.

[@ReinQuest]

What diameter rods did you use?

[@jounilehtonen]

4 mm.

[@lambylamby5319]

Okay good, where i am from IKEA doesnt exist, any metallic bowl works? And for what is the piezo mic and jack connector, and what type of rods are that, any rods work?

[@morksugga9435]

what is the diameter of the bowl?

[@morksugga9435]

also the rods

[@jounilehtonen]

BLANDA BLANK Ikea bowl. 28 cm. Rods are about 4 cm to about 30 cm. No science behind the lenghts in my version.

[@morksugga9435]

@@jounilehtonen cool.thanks. I found some 4 mm rods. Is that what you used?

[@jounilehtonen]

Rods thickness 3 mm here. I am no expert but I think 4 mm will propably work ok. You`d need to test yourself 😎

[@sela.kantu777gospel]

som finissimo

[@normellow]

Use a bigger pot and some longer rods.